Sally Hansen Salon Effects Review

by - 03 January

Sally Hansen has created a variety nail strips, similar to Minx, that allow users to easily create salon-quality nail designs at home. The appliques are made of real polish and removed with polish remover. I picked up two sets:






Frock Star, Kitty Kitty




Each set comes with 16 nail strips, a nail file, a wooden cuticle stick, and detail instructions:









Price: $10 at Walgreens. Pretty pricey, considering how many manicures you can get with a bottle of polish. It's cheaper than a professional mani, but don't people pay for the service (shaping, cuticle care, etc) and not the polish? Most people bring their own polish, anyway. I don't think I like this price point.





Application: I had no problem applying these. They are very flexible, so they melded to the curvature of my nails very well and I had no issues with wrinkles or air bubbles. The problem I had was the fit of these. My cuticles are just not round enough for these. Cutting 10 nail strips to fit isn't my idea of fun.  Plus, any hope I had of getting two manis out of one package was dashed once I realized how much adjusting I had to do.



Wear: I only wore this for two days, so I can't be the best judge of wear, but I didn't experience any chipping, tip wear, or peeling. I didn't use a top coat. I can't imagine these lasting a full 10 days with out at least some top coat, though. Maybe a week at the most.



TL;DR: Try these if you wear manis for a week+, suck at all things nail art, or need a quick mani for something special. Ignore these if you change your polish as often as I do.



Here are some pics of Frock Star, which looks practically identical to Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday:











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12 comments

  1. Hmmm they remind me of these nail foils I got.
    But that glitter polish is gorgeous

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  2. it really does look just like the polish! i guess if it was a super unique pattern that is difficult to achieve on your own it would be enticing (like the mirror minx) but dang.. its identical!

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  3. Wow it looks the same!
    I didn't see this product here..when it's going to be in store, I might try it..curiosity!

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  4. I really like your blog and so I've tagged you with the Stylish Blogger Award :)

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  5. I haven't seen these in stores here yet (though I've been away for a bit). They do seem very pricey.

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  6. Cathryn - That's how I feel! All the designs out now can be easily replicated with Konad or glitter polishes.

    Lucy - Thanks!!

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  7. those are pretty cool.. convenient for people like me who HATE painting their nails, but HATE not having nail polish on! haha :) i don't think i'd purchase at that price, though..

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  8. I used these a couple of weeks ago and loved them! The first time I used them they took a while, but the second time (yes, I got 2 manicures out of them) it was super quick.
    Make sure you have a small pair of scissors and if you have short nails you can cut a strip in two and use it for two nails. They last forever, and I took them off after 5 days because I was bored, since there was barely any chipping.
    One thing though, it seems they are super hard to take off!

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  9. I love these! I was able to do a mani and a pedi with one set!! I got mine on sale at CVS. Buy 1 get 1 50% off.
    I am a bartender and nail polish doesn't last long cause I am forever washing dishes, my salon effects lasted 7 days before I took them off, and I worked 5 of those days!

    I think getting them on sale is good, I don't think I would normally buy them otherwise. I figured I pay $15 for a mani and the polish only last 2 days so it's a bit of a deal.

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  10. those are pretty cool.. convenient for people like me who HATE painting their nails, but HATE not having nail polish on! haha :) i don't think i'd purchase at that price, though..

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  11. i am going 2 get then now

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  12. I LOVE these glitter nails - absolutely fantastic x x
     http://lipstick-fridays.blogspot.com/

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